Orton Staunch c.1901
A much changed scene and remarkable to think that a building once balanced above the weir !
Sunken Boat at Orton Staunch (1991)
The remains of a sunken boat, believed to date back to the 1940s, at low water below Orton Staunch in 1991.
Orton Longueville Secondary Modern School
Pupils from Orton Longueville Secondary Modern School pictured around 1966 when the Secondary Modern school sat alongside Orton Longueville Grammar School with the two...
James Bond in Peterborough (1982)
007 James Bond, played by Roger Moore, shot a number of scenes for the movie Octopussy in Peterborough in September 1982. Most of these...
Peterborough Railway Society Poster (1975)
A 1975 poster from the Peterborough Railway Society.
Ferry Meadows Beach
An early promotional image showing the beach and an early play area in Ferry Meadows, probably dating to early 1980s.
Overton Station (c.1912)
Overton Station, latterly Orton Waterville Station and now Ferry Meadows station on the Nene Valley Railway.
Early Days at Ferry Meadows
Two very early images from Ferry Meadows.
Orton Staunch (1853)
Three stunning images captured in 1853 by local photographer Samuel Buckle and featuring Orton Staunch along with the precariously sited lock-keeper's cottage.
The resident lock-keeper...
Orton Staunch on the River Nene
In the early 1700s, the Nene was considered navigable upstream only as far as the mill at Alwalton. Beyond that the river course was...
